5 Famous People Who Learned From Failure

Steven Spielberg

Feeling miserable because you or your child didn’t get into the college of choice? It happens to the best of us—including filmmaker Steven Spielberg. From the time he was a child, Spielberg was interested in movies, even making a nine minute film at age 12 to earn his Boy Scout photography badge. He wanted to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, but due to poor grades in high school he was rejected by the school three times. Undeterred, he went to Universal Studios and got some work around the set. At one point he filmed a short called Amblin, which was finally reviewed by Universal executives. They were so impressed they offered him a contract. Since then, Spielberg has directed more than 50 films, won three Oscars and Forbes has put his net worth at $3 billion. His message, “Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.”

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Rona Cherry has written about health and wellness for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Ladies’ Home Journal, Vegetarian Times and many other publications. She was the editor-In-chief of several national magazines, including Fitness and Longevity.